United Kingdom
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We will be talking about the United Kingdom. It was established in 1707. There are a few amazing historical monuments. For instanse, the Stone Hedge in Britain is a very important historical monument. People began building the stone hedge 5,000 years ago, dragging each stone to place. It is located in Salisbury Plain Wiltshire, UK. The age of the stone is estimated at 3100 BC. The stone is Bluestone, Sarson, and Welsh Sandstone. This place is one of a kind, and a place to go if you are visiting this country.

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Windsor Castle has been a royal residence for over 900 years and today is one of the homes of Queen Elizabeth ll. This is one of the places where you will find the guards with red shirts and those big fuzzy hats that do not move no matter what you do. It is a beautiful and wonderful place to visit!
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Duddingston Loch and bird sanctuary are situated to the south of Holyrood Park and the south west of Duddingston village in Edinburgh. loch means Lake so it is a bird sanctuary near a lake. The ratings on most of the travel pages have very good ratings. If your into birds this is the place to go, no promises you wont get pooped on!
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The honey Fest is the first festivel of the year!
Honeyfest, held in spring, is the first out-door music festival of the year. It taps into the spirit and nature of this magical season and takes place in the heart of the ancient and famous Wiltshire countryside. Honeyfest 2011 saw Damien Rice, Laura Marling and the Magic Numbers take the stage and this year we can promise you an equally brilliant line-up although it is the ethos and spirit of the event combined with the breathtaking back-drop of the English countryside that makes Honeyfest such a special festival

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Transportation:
Chicago to London
  • Airline- United Airlines
  • Cost-$835.39
  • Flight time-9 hours 55 minutes
  • Distance-3993 miles
San Francisco to London
  • Airline-American Airlines
  • Cost-$840
  • Flight time-12 hours 35 minutes
  • Distance-5371 miles
Boston to London
  • Airline-American Airlines
  • Cost-$1025
  • Flight time-8 hours 30 minutes
  • Distance-3325




The weather in the United Kingdom is like the weather in the northern part of the United States. it is cold during the winter, warm during the summer, and cool during the spring and fall.
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The United Kingdom has many unique kinds of foods. Curry is the most popular food in the U.K. British people have breakfast, lunch, and dinner like us, but some have breakfast, dinner, and then later tea time. Tea time is kind of a snack time were tea is served with pastries or crumpets. Breakfast is usually served between 7-9, lunch between 12-2, and dinner or tea time between 6:30-8. Another popular meal is fish and chips. Fish and chips usually is fried and breaded cod, with fried potatoes (known in the U.S. as fries).




Lodging
Marriot Bristol Royal Hotel
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  • 95.00 GBP for one night for two people
  • College Green Bristol, BS1 5TA United Kingdom
  • 44-117-9255

  • Birmingham Marriot Hotel
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  • 92.00 (GBP) for one night for two people
  • 44-121-452 1144
  • 12 Hagley Road, Five Ways Birmingham, England B16 8SJ


Currency
  • Great Britan Pounds (GBP)
  • 1 GBP = 1.5770 USD

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/maps/travel/bhxbh-birmingham-marriott-hotel/

http://www.marriott.com/reservation/availability.mi?isSearch=true&propertyCode=BRSRY